A former Miyazaki Municipal Assembly member who goes by the name “Super Crazy-kun” was sentenced to 4½ years in prison on Friday for sexually assaulting a female acquaintance last September. …
The number of elementary school children who became victims of crimes through using social media in 2023 totaled a record 139, National Police Agency data showed Thursday. The number of …
The government on Tuesday adopted a bill to expand the operations of the Japan Legal Support Center so that victims of sex crimes and the bereaved families of murder victims …
The Children and Families Agency on Wednesday outlined planned legislation obliging schools and nursery schools to check whether staff members have any sex offense records in an effort to protect …
Soccer player Junya Ito filed a lawsuit with the Osaka District Court on Monday seeking about Â¥202 million in compensation from two women who alleged the winger and his trainer …
DOHA – The Japan Football Association on Thursday said it had put on hold the decision it made earlier in the day to send Junya Ito away from the national …
Popular Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto on Monday sued Bungei Shunju, the publisher of the Shukan Bunshun weekly magazine, seeking ¥550 million for defamation over a report concerning sexual assault allegations …
Popular Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto on Monday sued Bungei Shunju, the publisher of the Shukan Bunshun weekly magazine, for defamation over a report concerning sexual assault allegations against him. According …
Japanese comedian Hitoshi Matsumoto will suspend his show business activities after a raft of media reports related to sexual assault allegations against him, entertainment company Yoshimoto Kogyo has announced. Last …
One of Japan’s most popular comedians denied sexual assault allegations published in a prominent magazine on Wednesday, his talent agency said, adding it was considering legal action. There are “no …